Daron Cruickshank has lost two of his last three fights. | Dave
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“Ultimate Fighter 15” veterans Daron Cruickshank and Mike Rio will
square off at
UFC on Fox 10 in a lightweight bout.

The
UFC announced the pairing Sunday afternoon. UFC on Fox 10 takes
place at the United Center in Chicago on Jan. 25 and is headlined
by a lightweight showdown pitting Benson Henderson against Josh
Thomson. The evening’s main card will air on Fox. Cruckshank-Rio
will be part of the preliminary bill, which airs on Fox Sports
1.

Cruickshank has posted a 1-2 record in 2013. Most recently, “The
Detroit Superstar” was submitted by Adriano Martins at UFC Fight
Night 32. Prior to that, he took a split decision over Yves Edwards
at UFC on Fox 8. Cruickshank began the year with a unanimous
decision defeat to John Makdessi at UFC 158.

Rio will attempt to halt a two-fight skid against Cruickshank.
After tapping out John Cofer in his Octagon debut, “The Wolverine”
has suffered back-to-back submission losses to Francisco Trinaldo
and Tony Ferguson in his last two outings.